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Metaphor Defined
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0 A metaphor is untrue if taken literally. At the moment, what he is stating is a simple truth about a child. You are a three year old.
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- At the moment, what he is stating is a simple truth about a child.
- You are a three year old.
- If this were a metaphor then all of these sentences would be too 02 br 02 br 00 That table is made of wood.
- The door is painted white.
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0 A metaphor is untrue if taken literally. At the moment, what he is stating is a simple truth about a child. You are a three year old. If this were a metaphor then all of these sentences would be too 02 br
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On the other hand, if he is saying to his 18 year old friend that he is "a three year old," technically, that's a metaphor.
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A metaphor is created when a speaker says that S is P (word meaning) while communicating that S is R (speaker meaning).
In a way, it is not saying (literally) what you mean. It always involves a discrepancy between word meaning and speaker meaning.
1. Sally is a block of ice.
Speaker meaning (Metaphoric meaning): Sally is emotionally unresponsi
In a way, it is not saying (literally) what you mean. It always involves a discrepancy between word meaning and speaker meaning.
1. Sally is a block of ice.
Speaker meaning (Metaphoric meaning): Sally is emotionally unresponsi
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hello..
my eplanation in the sentence..you are a three-year old is a metaphor bc0z your mind is still like a three year old...in tagalog...prang isip bata ka pa..
-yun lng p0h ang observation qoh sa sentence na yun...so pls if wrong, dont get angry 2 me..-
my eplanation in the sentence..you are a three-year old is a metaphor bc0z your mind is still like a three year old...in tagalog...prang isip bata ka pa..
-yun lng p0h ang observation qoh sa sentence na yun...so pls if wrong, dont get angry 2 me..-
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